Henno Martin

Henno Martin
Born(1910-03-15)15 March 1910
Freiburg, Germany
Died7 January 1998(1998-01-07) (aged 87)
Known forDiscovery of Messum Igneous Complex
Securing water supply to Windhoek
Gravitational nappe transport
AwardsHans-Stille-Medaille (1975)
Gustav-Steinmann-Medaille (1980)
Scientific career
FieldsGeology
InstitutionsGeological Survey of Namibia
University of São Paulo
University of Cape Town
University of Göttingen
Doctoral advisorHans Cloos

Henno Martin (15 March 1910 – 7 January 1998) was a German professor of geology who, along with Hermann Korn, lived for two and a half years in the Namib Desert to avoid internment during the Second World War.[1][2]

  1. ^ Weber, Klaus (December 1998). "Memorial to Henno Martin" (PDF). Memorials. 29. Geological Society of America: 71–73. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
  2. ^ Gewald, Jan-Bart (1999). Herero heroes: a socio-political history of the Herero of Namibia, 1890-1923. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio State University Press. p. 283. ISBN 0-85255-754-X.